What color is #D8C39F?

#D8C39F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C39F?

The RGB value is 216, 195, 159: 216 red, 195 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C39F?

The complementary color is #9FB4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C39F color

#D8C39F rgb(216, 195, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8C39F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 76.5% green and 62.4% blue (216, 195, 159).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 42% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dune (#D5C0A1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#D8C39F color codes

HEX	`#D8C39F`
RGB	`rgb(216, 195, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 76.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 42%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, 1.9, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 20.9, 84.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.092, 56.134, 40.78)`
Decimal	`14205855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C39F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D8C39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D8C39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c39f; }
.text { color: #d8c39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 195 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c39f, #d1d89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D8C39F?: #D8C39F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C39F?: The RGB value is 216, 195, 159: 216 red, 195 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C39F?: The complementary color is #9FB4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.